How Do You Use Grass Clippings To Grow Watermelon Seeds?
Watermelons are high in water content, hence the name, so you must find a way to keep in as much moisture as possible when these seeds are growing. Laying down grass clippings is an easy way to do this; it is also inexpensive and enables your cut grass to go to use. Prepare soil with mulch and rich compost. This is an organic way to fertilize your seeds that is not only cheaper than chemicals but much healthier as well. Plant a few seeds grouped together in a mound of soil, and then at least 4 feet away plant another grouping of seeds. Once the watermelons grow, they need ample space because they not only get large, but their vines take up a lot of room, too. Use you grass clippings (hay or shredded newspaper can work alternatively) to spread over the top of the soil. Spread a layer of the grass clippings so that the moisture is trapped in the soil near the seeds. This layer may need to be thicker depending on how dry your climate is or even how dry the particular season is. A half-inc
